Mrs De Saulles Recalls Murder Trial Details
Mrs De Saulles testifies about her husband John L De Saulles revealing his control over money and a life of dissipation. She recounts dinner with the Duke of Manchester and a London hotel incident while detailing a yacht trip and a Lusitania near miss. She describes his drinking, parties, and refusal to settle, and her decision to sail to Chile in 1915 with her baby.
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Duke of Manchester
de Suaulles
Tle
Uruguay
Europe
New York
Lady Godiva
Jack de Saulles
Duke
Broadway
Sams
de Saulles
Chile
United States
Montgomery Macomb Commands at Fort Sill
A witness recounts dramatic remarks by General Montgomery Macomb during a Fort Sill hearing. She identifies "Miss Jo" as Joan Sawyer and describes ensuing mental distress. She recalls questioning her husband about relations with Sawyer and his sharp reply.
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Gen
Montgomery Macomb
Fort Sill
Daddy
Miss Jo
Joan Sawyer
Armies of French and British Reach Battle Lines in Italy
Rome reports eight days of marching by French Italian troops as heavy fighting rages on the Italian northern front. German and Italian statements describe local engagements with a steady flow of Allied reinforcements, while Alpini hold line against massed assaults.
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Rome
Brenta
Piave
Tasson
Monte Rosa
Monte Perticn
Alpini
Berlin
Italy
Milk Price Commission to Set Chicago Milk Costs
Chicago November 26 The nine member milk price commission will meet to organize and start daily hearings to determine production and distribution costs. From the cost report the government will set January 1 to July 1 prices for Chicago consumers and dairy farmers. Members include John S. Miller W. J. Kittle John Fitzpatrick John Harris Eugene Davenport H G Holden Mrs Edward P. Welles Lucius Teter and John W. O Leary with Wheeler noting costs used to set West region prices.
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Chicago
Harry A. Wheeler
Hlinois
John S. Miller
W. J. Kittle
Milk Producers’ Association
Crystal Lake
Ill
John J. Fitzpatrick
Borden's Condensed Milk Company
John Harris
Wisconsin Butter and Cheese Company
First National Bank of
International Harvester Company
Edward P. Welles
Hinsdale
Chicago Woman's Club
Lucius Teter
Infant Welfare Society
Chicago Savings Bank and Trust Company
Two Women Die After Train Hits Car in Vincennes
In Vincennes Indiana on Sunday afternoon a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck an automobile carrying two women and their husbands. Mrs John W Emison died instantly and Mrs James Wade Emison died an hour later. James Wade Emison a Vincennes attorney and gubernatorial candidate was fatally injured. John Emison a hardware merchant was less seriously hurt and expected to recover.
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Vincennes
Ind
John W. Emison
James Wade Emison
Baltimore & Ohio
John Emison
Three Die In Rail Wreck Near Henryetta Oklahoma
Three men were killed when the Meteor passenger train from St Louis derailed by an obstruction placed on the track. Engineer J S Robertson of Sapulpa stopped the train and held the post until the locomotive rolled down an embankment. Bloodhounds track suspects believed responsible for placing the obstruction.
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St. Louis
San Francisco
Oklahoma
Henryetta
Okla
Meteor
J.S. Robertson
Sapulpa
Railroads consider government operation as war demand rises
Elisha Lee and W A Thompson lead a new operating committee of vice presidents to manage a pooled eastern rail network. Government ownership remains a live possibility, but the plan aims to keep roads in private hands while meeting wartime needs. The Pittsburgh headquarters hosts the initial session with weekly meetings to follow.
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Washington
Railroad War Board
Mastern Roads
Thompson
C. R R. Gray
Western
Maryland
A. T. Dice
Philadelphia & Reading
Kk. Crowley
New York Central
Vlisha Lee
Pennsylvania Lines
G. L. Peek
A. J. Stone
Iie
Pittsburgh
War on Austria is Senate plan
Senator Stone of the Foreign Relations Committee urges formal declarations of war against Austria Turkey and Bulgaria arguing it would simplify the war with Germany's allies though he cautions alignment with executive policy and warns against widening hostilities. Senator Lewis supports the view and stresses distinguishing Austrians Hungarians and Poles.
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Austria
Senate
Washington
Turkey
Bulgaria
Stone
Senate Foreign Relations
Germany
Senirtor Stone
Congress
Italy
France
England
Mott
Senate Finance Comittee
Lewis
Russian vice consul in Chicago resigns to join U S war effort
George O. Romanovsky, Russian vice consul in Chicago, resigns his post and offers services to the U S War Department. Resident of Kiev, he previously served as acting consul in San Francisco. The move follows a dispute with the Bolshevik regime.
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Chicago
George 8. Romanovsky
War Department of the United States
Kiev
Russia
San Francisco
Bolshevik Armistice Proposal Under Study
Washington reports the Bolshevik government of Russia has proposed a three months armistice on all fronts to permit talks on peace. The State Department, via Stockholm, forwarded the note to President Wilson and Secretary Lansing said it is being considered. No reply is expected as it would imply recognition of a de facto government.
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Washington
Francis
State Department
Stockholm
Wilson
Lansing
Petrograd
French Blockade Minister Resigns Over Ill Health
Paris report says M Jonnart resigned as blockade minister due to ill health. President Le Brun, head of the budget commission, was nominated to succeed him.
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Paris
M. Jonnart
le Brun
Budget Commission
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Standard Oil
Standard Oi Company
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A. }. Bedford
Mr. Teagle
Cleveland, O
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John W. O'Leary
Chicago Association of Commerce
Mr. Wheeler
Middle West
James Emison
Indiana
U.S. May AU Roads
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W. A. Thompson
Missouri
Kaiser
Illinois
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